Trust in government higher among members of party that controls presidency

% who say they trust the government to do what is right just about always/most of the time

Date	.	Democrat/Lean Dem	Republican/Lean Rep
6/11/2023	PEW	25	8
5/1/2022	PEW	29	9
4/11/2021	PEW	36	9
8/2/2020	PEW	12	28
4/12/2020	PEW	18	36
3/25/2019	PEW	14	21
12/04/2017	PEW	15	22
4/11/2017	PEW	15	28
10/04/2015	PEW	26	11
7/20/2014	CNN	17	11
2/26/2014	PEW	32	16
11/15/2013	CBS/NYT	31	8
10/13/2013	PEW	27	10
5/31/2013	CBS/NYT	30	8
2/06/2013	CBS/NYT	34	8
1/13/2013	PEW	37	15
10/31/2012	NES	29	16
10/19/2011	CBS/NYT	13	8
10/04/2011	PEW	27	12
9/23/2011	CNN	20	11
8/21/2011	PEW	25	13
3/01/2011	PEW	34	24
10/21/2010	CBS/NYT	36	7
10/01/2010	CBS/NYT	27	13
9/06/2010	PEW	35	13
9/01/2010	CNN	31	18
4/05/2010	CBS/NYT	27	14
3/21/2010	PEW	32	13
2/12/2010	CNN	34	18
2/05/2010	CBS/NYT	31	9
1/10/2010	GALLUP	23	16
12/20/2009	CNN	25	16
8/31/2009	CBS/NYT	34	12
6/12/2009	CBS/NYT	35	10
12/21/2008	CNN	30	22
10/15/2008	NES	34	31
10/13/2008	CBS/NYT	12	19
7/09/2007	CBS/NYT	18	31
1/09/2007	PEW	22	43
10/08/2006	CBS/NYT	20	50
9/15/2006	CBS/NYT	20	44
2/05/2006	PEW	20	53
1/20/2006	CBS/NYT	23	51
1/06/2006	GALLUP	20	44
12/02/2005	CBS/NYT	19	52
9/11/2005	PEW	19	49
9/09/2005	CBS/NYT	21	42
6/19/2005	GALLUP	24	36
10/15/2004	NES	35	61
3/21/2004	PEW	24	55
10/26/2003	GALLUP	35	42
7/27/2003	CBS/NYT	25	51
10/15/2002	NES	52	63
9/04/2002	GALLUP	38	55
9/02/2002	CBS/NYT	32	52
7/13/2002	CBS/NYT	34	45
6/17/2002	GALLUP	33	55
1/24/2002	CBS/NYT	39	56
12/07/2001	CBS/NYT	39	60
10/25/2001	CBS/NYT	47	70
10/06/2001	GALLUP	52	68
1/17/2001	CBS/NYT	26	38
10/15/2000	NES	48	43
7/09/2000	GALLUP	42	41
4/02/2000	ABC/POST	38	24
2/14/2000	PEW	46	37
10/03/1999	CBS/NYT	31	27
9/14/1999	CBS/NYT	42	35
5/16/1999	PEW	36	30
2/21/1999	PEW	35	25
2/12/1999	ABC/POST	41	21
2/04/1999	GALLUP	38	29
1/10/1999	CBS/NYT	42	33
1/03/1999	CBS/NYT	37	29
12/01/1998	NES	45	35
11/19/1998	PEW	31	23
11/01/1998	CBS/NYT	28	22
10/26/1998	CBS/NYT	28	25
8/10/1998	ABC/POST	40	30
2/22/1998	PEW	42	28
2/01/1998	GALLUP	52	26
1/25/1998	CBS/NYT	31	22
10/31/1997	PEW	46	32
6/01/1997	GALLUP	39	25
1/14/1997	CBS/NYT	29	20
11/02/1996	CBS/NYT	31	20
10/15/1996	NES	40	27
5/12/1996	GALLUP	32	20
5/06/1996	ABC/POST	41	35
11/19/1995	ABC/POST	27	26
8/07/1995	GALLUP	24	21
8/05/1995	CBS/NYT	20	20
3/19/1995	ABC/POST	27	20
2/22/1995	CBS/NYT	18	19
12/01/1994	NES	26	18
10/29/1994	CBS/NYT	26	19
10/23/1994	ABC/POST	27	16
6/06/1994	GALLUP	23	11
1/30/1994	GALLUP	25	14
1/20/1994	ABC/POST	30	18
3/24/1993	GALLUP	32	11
1/17/1993	ABC/POST	32	25
1/14/1993	CBS/NYT	26	21
10/23/1992	CBS/NYT	17	31
10/15/1992	NES	31	34
6/08/1992	GALLUP	17	31
10/20/1991	ABC/POST	31	41
3/06/1991	CBS/NYT	40	56
3/01/1991	ABC/POST	41	52
12/01/1990	NES	26	32
10/28/1990	CBS/NYT	21	31
9/06/1990	ABC/POST	37	48
1/16/1990	ABC/POST	32	46
6/29/1989	CBS/NYT	27	45
1/15/1989	CBS/NYT	37	54
11/10/1988	CBS/NYT	36	58
10/15/1988	NES	35	51
1/23/1988	ABC/POST	31	51
10/18/1987	CBS/NYT	36	47
6/01/1987	ABC/POST	38	59
3/01/1987	CBS/NYT	34	54
1/21/1987	CBS/NYT	36	51
1/19/1987	ABC/POST	39	51
12/01/1986	NES	31	53
11/30/1986	CBS/NYT	37	63
9/09/1986	ABC/POST	30	51
1/19/1986	CBS/NYT	36	51
11/06/1985	CBS/NYT	42	59
7/29/1985	ABC/POST	30	48
3/21/1985	ABC/POST	29	49
2/22/1985	ABC/POST	30	62
11/14/1984	CBS/NYT	36	59
10/15/1984	NES	41	50
12/01/1982	NES	32	41
11/07/1980	CBS/NYT	40	42
10/15/1980	NES	31	23
3/12/1980	CBS/NYT	30	22
11/03/1979	CBS/NYT	32	28
12/01/1978	NES	33	26
10/23/1977	CBS/NYT	40	25
4/25/1977	CBS/NYT	37	34
10/15/1976	NES	30	42
9/05/1976	CBS/NYT	38	45
6/15/1976	CBS/NYT	36	36
3/01/1976	GALLUP	31	40
12/01/1974	NES	36	38
10/15/1972	NES	48	62
12/01/1970	NES	52	61
10/15/1968	NES	66	60
12/01/1966	NES	71	54
10/15/1964	NES	80	73
12/01/1958	NES	71	79

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